REC

The world of film is changing. For one thing, there’s not much actual film anymore. The future is digital; more and more, it’s streaming on our computers, too. Every week in Watch This Now, we survey the landscape online movies to bring you a snapshot of what’s available. This week, we lose control of our minds and our rent, as we watch some horror movies set in terrifying apartment buildings.

THIS WEEK’S THEME: Spooky Apartments

What kind of a lock do you have on your door? A chain? Make sure it’s on. A deadbolt? You’re gonna want to double-check that it’s flipped. Because this week we’re listing movies about people trapped in some very imposing apartment buildings. In some cases, intruders force them inside. In others, their own damaged minds refuse to let them out. But whatever the reason, they’re stuck, and that’s when things go from bad (as in I’m paying $2300 a month for a basement studio) to worse (as in a bunch of infected zombies are trying to eat my brain). You are about to regret not buying that high alert alarm system when you had the chance.